centos 6 minimal vs basic server

CentOS vs Ubuntu Server (+gnome or xfce)

location: linuxquestions.com - date: July 10, 2012
We currently have a LAMP Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 server with a RAID 5 configuration. We are at a point where I can upgrade that to an Ubuntu Server 12.04 edition (+gnome or xfce; for maintainability after I leave) or CentOS 6.3. I've searched the web and have seen conflicting reports of which I should go with. I would like it to be efficient should we suddenly get a bunch of traffic, yet not difficult to grasp for someone with primarily Ubuntu knowledge should something go wrong. I do not know whether there are any significant performance gains when choosing one or the other. A package-manager is being used to update programs since I do not know if the maintainer will have knowledge/time for building from source.

CentOS vs Ubuntu Server (+gnome or xfce)

location: linuxquestions.com - date: July 10, 2012
We currently have a LAMP Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 server with a RAID 5 configuration. We are at a point where I can upgrade that to an Ubuntu Server 12.04 edition (+gnome or xfce; for maintainability after I leave) or CentOS 6.3. I've searched the web and have seen conflicting reports of which I should go with. I would like it to be efficient should we suddenly get a bunch of traffic, yet not difficult to grasp for someone with primarily Ubuntu knowledge should something go wrong. I do not know whether there are any significant performance gains when choosing one or the other. A package-manager is being used to update programs since I do not know if the maintainer will have knowledge/time for building from source.

CentOS 4 vs SME Server

location: linuxquestions.com - date: July 18, 2008
Well I have ran ubuntu, fedora, and centos servers. I have just been jumping around trying to find a good one. The latest I have is CentOS, but I took the easy way and used XAMPP for its web server. Someone told me now that SME server is the best way to go. It is suppose to have apache, php, mysql, and a web administrative interface all configure right out of the box. From my knowledge it looks like it is RPM based and uses centos repositories. So do you think it is worth making the switch to SME server? Or should I stay with my noob-configured centos server?

Recommend partitioning for Centos basic server with only me as the user

location: linuxquestions.com - date: April 1, 2014
When creating a new Centos basic server, I do the following:Select all space Review and modify partitioning layout Remove lv_home partition and put associated memory in root Is this a mistake and should I leave lv_home in place?

GUI for Centos 6.2 basic server install

location: linuxquestions.com - date: June 25, 2012
I just installed Centos 6.2 basic server. During installation I have created partition for / and swap. Now linux is starting with command prompt with logon and password. I have used yum groupinstall -Y 'X window System' shell replying something like that couldn't get list from mirror. I put computer name as localhost.localdomain. Can anybody show me how I can enable GUI for Centos 6.2 basic server install.

LXer: How to install a CentOS 7 minimal server

location: linuxquestions.com - date: October 23, 2014
Published at LXer: This document describes the installation of CentOS 7 Server with a basic minimal installation. The purpose of this guide is to provide a minimal setup that can be used as basis for our other tutoruials here at howtoforge Read More...

Ubuntu VS Ubuntu Server VS Fedora VS Suse

location: ubuntuforums.com - date: January 2, 2009
Hello every one I am setting up a webserver, I am paying a lot of money to host my website, it is only a personal website with some videos. I did some research but realized how sophisticated and hard setting up a server could be. I am torn between Ubuntu, Suse and Fedora. I heard many good things about Ubuntu but not sure what is the difference between Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server. I read online that Suse is not the best OS for running a server, and I am not familiar with Fedora. For some reason I am with Ubuntu, but it is just my guts so I need a more accurate answer. I am a bit confused, I really want to learn one of these OS but not sure were to start and not sure which one is better for my web server. I appreciate any help Thank in advance

CentOS, Fedora, or Ubuntu for server. Which is best?

location: ubuntuforums.com - date: May 20, 2008
The title sums it up. And, posting this on an Ubuntu forum, I know beforehand that the answers might be a little biased. But the gist of it is that I may soon need to set up and periodically administer a box that will be used for subversion, among other things. I've been using Ubuntu since Feisty on might desktop and have loved it overall. My first instinct is to go ahead and load Hardy LTS on the new server, but then again Fedora seems to be the go-to distro for servers. I realize that Canonical is working hard to make Ubuntu a server household name in its own right with some already evident success, but I know Fedora supposedly has a history of being a strong server platform, and nearly every server I've seen in the past is usually running some form of Red Hat-inspired software. Come to think of it, I had forgotten about CentOS. How does that stack up? I haven't really administered a server of any kind before, so I'd appreciate honest assessments of each distr

Arch vs Ubuntu Server for Home Server

location: ubuntuforums.com - date: April 13, 2012
What do you guys recommend? I've had both installed on my Home Server, and I've had problems on both. Arch is currently going through some weird conflicts whenever I try to install software or upgrade Pacman. Arch is a fast boot and instant response to SSH requests. Ubuntu Server (10.04) works, but is much much slower booting, and responding to initial SSH requests and log-ins. I primarily use the machine headless, but I did have a DE availble in my Arch install. Would you guys recommend Ubuntu 12.04 for the server, or just reinstalling Arch?

[SOLVED] Debian server vs Ubuntu server vs Slackware for Quad Xeon DL580 G3

location: linuxquestions.com - date: February 17, 2011
Hi experts, I'm very new to Linux and I'm looking for some guidance on which version of Linux server I should install. I read several posts that try to compare Slackware, Debian server, and Ubuntu but the message I got is that each version has its pros/cons. The version that you end up using should ultimately be the best for what you are trying to do. I'll try to explain what I'm trying to do to see if it helps in making a recommendation. I purchased a HP Proliant DL580 G3 with the following configuration: (4) Intel Xeon 3.0Ghz CPU's W/ 8mb Cache/667mHz FSB 16GB RAM @ 16 x 1GB ELPIDA PC2-3200-333 (2) 36.4GB 15k U320 SCSI Hard Drives (2) Power Supplies DVD Drive This server will be configured as my web server and database server. I will use Apache and MySQL. I want the server to be as secure as possible and will be following the recommendations on the book "Hacking Linux Exposed" to configure Linux. I would like to install a version of Linux that